911 Briefs -- Published March 3, 2013

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Mar 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - Authorities on Friday arrested a man who allegedly impersonated a law enforcement official, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Vieng Keosavang, 44, was arrested on suspicion of impersonating an officer and petty theft, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Authorities on Friday arrested a man who allegedly impersonated a law enforcement official, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Vieng Keosavang, 44, was arrested on suspicion of impersonating an officer and petty theft, authorities said.

Authorities said the investigation began Thursday when a man told deputies he was contacted by Keosavang, who wore a black uniform with a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office patch, a name tag and a black duty belt. Keosavang told the man he worked for the Sheriff's Office as a correctional officer and that he could get him a job in booking. Keosavang told the man he needed to give him $75, a Department of Motor Vehicles printout and identification. When the man asked to see Keosavang's identification, Keosavang said he didn't have any, deputies said.

After notifying authorities, the man contacted Keosavang and arranged to meet him in the 7900 block of West Lane. When Keosavang arrived, he was taken into custody by deputies.

Authorities searched Keosavang's home in the 1500 block of East Tenth Street. There they discovered the sheriff's uniform, a sheriff's baseball cap, a Stockton Police Department cap and a Department of Corrections cap, authorities said. Keosavang has never been employed by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, authorities said.

STOCKTON - A man was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Saturday morning in Stockton, police said.

The pursuit began when an officer attempted to stop Javier Caballero, 22, for driving recklessly, authorities said. Caballero failed to yield and led the officer on a three-minute pursuit reaching speeds of 90 mph, police said.

Caballero then pulled into a driveway in the 3400 block of Durango Way. He ran from the vehicle and resisted arrest, but he was taken into custody, police said. Caballero was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, drug possession, drug sales, reckless driving, driving under the influence and other crimes, authorities said.

STOCKTON - An 18-year-old man was walking in a parking lot in the first block of East Harding Way shortly before 7 p.m. Friday when someone pulled up in a truck and started arguing with him, police said.

A man got out of the vehicle holding an aluminum baseball bat. The man's dog then jumped from the truck and tried to bite the victim, officers said. The victim kicked and hit the dog, upsetting the assailant, who then hit the victim with the bat, police said.

The victim complained of pain and was taken to the hospital by a friend, authorities said. The assailant fled east on Harding Way. He was described as a white man in his late 40s with short gray hair, brown eyes, a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and work boots, police said. He was driving a maroon two-door extended cab pickup.

STOCKTON - Two people reported that their vehicles were struck by bullets, but no one was wounded when shots rang out near a carnival shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday near East Hammer and West lanes, police said.

A 23-year-old woman told officers she was leaving the area when she heard several gunshots and saw a black man firing a weapon, authorities said. The woman found that her vehicle had been hit by bullets. A 26-year-old woman also reported that her vehicle had been struck by gunfire, police said.